台灣地下電台產生於二十世紀90年代，在國民黨處於大眾媒體絕對優勢地位的情況下，為了助選，民主進步黨等反對黨紛紛設立地下電台，宣傳政見，號召選民投票支持。 Taiwan's underground radio stations emerged in the 1990s. With the KMT dominating mainstream media, the DPP and other opposition parties set up underground stations to campaign, broadcast their platforms, and mobilize voters.
1990年7月，教育部電子計算機中心邀集受補助大學成立「台灣學術網路」為台灣第一個網際網路系統，也是台灣往後發展政府、商用網際網路系統之基礎。 In July 1990, the Ministry of Education Computer Center convened subsidized universities to establish the Taiwan Academic Network — Taiwan's first internet system and the foundation for subsequent development of government and commercial internet infrastructure.
Napster是一個能搜尋並下載MP3的蒐尋軟體，藉由點對點（P2P）資料交換架構，讓網友不需透過伺服器主機而直接將資料從其硬碟分享給其他使用者。 Napster was a search and download program for MP3 files. Using a peer-to-peer (P2P) data exchange architecture, it allowed users to share files directly from their hard drives without going through a central server.
1999年滾石音樂集團成立「滾石網路股份有限公司」正式揮軍網路事業，滾石可樂即為其中一環，除透過網路發掘藝人，也將其創作以數位音樂形式(MP3)銷售。 In 1999, Rock Music Group established Rock Network Co., Ltd. to formally enter the online business. Rock Cola was one of its ventures — discovering artists via the internet and selling their music as digital audio (MP3).
兩大軟體業者ezPeer、Kuro皆因提供使用者下載未經授權的音樂檔案，被控違反著作權法，然而檢方的判決卻疑似根據軟體業者「是否教唆犯罪」裁定，凸顯數位科技的變革與現行法律間的灰色地帶。 Both ezPeer and Kuro were charged with copyright infringement for enabling users to download unlicensed music files. However, the prosecution's rulings appeared to hinge on whether the software operators had 'incited' infringement — exposing the gray area between digital technological change and existing law.
Youtube影音串連平台創立於2005年，創辦原意是為了方便朋友之間分享錄影片段，逐漸成為網民的回憶儲存庫、作品發布場所與各種影音資源分享平台，因此Youtube曾被不少機構和公司批評為侵犯版權。 YouTube was founded in 2005, originally conceived as a way for friends to share video clips. It gradually became a public memory archive, a platform for sharing creative work, and a resource hub for all kinds of video and audio content — which led numerous organizations and companies to criticize…
